Devi
దేవిदेवीதேவிದೇವಿ
The Goddess, worshipped in the Shakta traditions under many names — Kamakshi, Kamakhya, Vaishno Devi, Bhavani. The Shakti Peethas are the places where, in the shared tradition, parts of Sati's body fell.
22 temples
In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, the goddess is born as Sati, daughter of Daksha, and is married to Shiva. Daksha turns against Shiva and abuses him, and Sati gives up her body in yogic fire. Shiva's anger produces…
Attukal's goddess is Bhadrakali, also known as Kannaki, the heroine of the Silappatikaram. In the epic Kannaki's husband Kovalan is wrongly executed in Madurai for the theft of the queen's anklet; she proves his…
At Daksha's sacrifice Sati gives up her body in a yogic fire. Shiva carries the body in grief until Vishnu cuts it apart, and each place where a part falls becomes a seat of the Goddess. The Devi Bhagavata's list…
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The deity is a self-manifested laterite form, the Rudraksha Sila, shared on its pedestal with Mahavishnu, and worshipped as Saraswathy, Lakshmi and Durga through the day. Legend credits Adi Shankaracharya with…
In the Mahabharata, the sage Jamadagni orders his sons to kill their mother Renuka after she is stirred by the sight of King Chitraratha. Four sons refuse and are cursed; the youngest, Rama — Parashurama — beheads…
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In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Sati gives up her body after Daksha insults Shiva; Shiva carries it across the land until Vishnu cuts it apart, and each place where a part falls becomes a seat of the goddess. The…
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At Daksha's sacrifice Sati gives up her body in a yogic fire. Shiva carries the body in grief until Vishnu cuts it apart, and each place where a part falls becomes a seat of the Goddess. Alampur is not in the Devi…
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Sati gives up her body after her father Daksha reviles Shiva. Shiva carries her body across the land until Vishnu cuts it apart, and each place where a part falls becomes a seat of the goddess. The Pithanirnaya list…
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In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Sati gives up her body after Daksha insults Shiva, Shiva carries it across the land, and Vishnu cuts it apart; each place where a part falls becomes a seat of the goddess. The tradition…
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At Daksha's sacrifice Sati gives up her body in a yogic fire. Shiva carries the body in grief until Vishnu cuts it apart, and each place where a part falls becomes a seat of the Goddess. The Devi Bhagavata's own list…
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Punyakashi, daughter of Mayasura, worships Shiva on Kailasa for three yugas and asks to be merged with him for ever. Shiva explains how vast his time is and tells her the wish will come true only after an immense…
The temple's account begins with the demon Kaumhaasura, called Mooka, who was killed at Kollur. The object of worship is a Jyotirlinga divided by a golden line — Shakti on the left with Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and…
Alopi Devi Temple, Prayagraj
अलोपी देवी मंदिर, प्रयागराज
Madhaveshwari (Alopi Devi) · Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Sati gives up her body after Daksha insults Shiva; Shiva carries it across the land until Vishnu cuts it apart, and each place where a part falls becomes a seat of the goddess. The…
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In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Sati gives up her body after Daksha insults Shiva, Shiva carries it across the land, and Vishnu cuts it apart; each place where a part falls becomes a seat of the goddess. The Ashtadasha…
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Sati burns herself after her father Daksha reviles Shiva. Shiva wanders with her body until Vishnu cuts it apart, and the places where the parts fall become seats of the goddess. The Devi Bhagavata Purana names the…
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Manikyamba Temple, Draksharamam
మాణిక్యాంబ అమ్మవారి ఆలయం
Manikyamba · Ramachandrapuram, Andhra Pradesh
Daksha excluded Shiva and Sati from his sacrifice. Sati went uninvited, was humiliated, and gave up her life. Shiva took up her body in the dance of dissolution, and Vishnu's discus cut it into eighteen pieces, which…
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Meenakshi is born from fire and grows up to rule the Pandya kingdom from Madurai as a warrior queen. On a visit to Mount Kailasa she realises she is an incarnation of Shakti, and Shiva promises to come to Madurai and…
- Pancha Sabha
In the shared account, Sati gives up her body at Daksha's sacrifice, Shiva carries it in grief, and Vishnu cuts it apart; each place where a part falls becomes a seat of the Goddess. At Pithapuram, the local belief…
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Sati burns herself after her father Daksha reviles Shiva. Shiva carries her body across the land until Vishnu cuts it apart, and every place where a part falls becomes a seat of the goddess. The Ashtadasa stotram…
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Sharada Peeth
Sharada · Sharda, Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The Shakti Peethas rest on one story: Sati burns herself after her father Daksha reviles Shiva, Shiva wanders carrying her body, and Vishnu cuts it apart so that each place where a part falls becomes a seat of the…
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Sati burns herself after her father Daksha reviles Shiva; Shiva carries her body until Vishnu cuts it apart, and each place where a part falls becomes a seat of the goddess. The Ashtadasa stotram names its third seat…
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In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Sati burns herself after Daksha reviles Shiva, and Shiva carries her body across the land until Vishnu cuts it apart with his arrows. In the Purana's list of the places where the pieces…
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